Is a stupidity filter even possible?
The StupidFilter Project plans to create a filter that will do for idiotic online content what spam filters do for junk mail.
You can’t download it yet and I wonder whether it is a bit of a spoof. We’ll see.
But I like their chutzpah, whether it is a fake or not. Here’s an excerpt from their FAQ:
Isn’t filtering stupidity elitist? Yes. Yes, it is. That’s sort of the whole point.
Owen Booth wrote:
Here’s xkcd’s take on the same thing:
http://xkcd.com/202/
Of course, their next step it to start filtering for corporatespeak…
Posted on 31-Dec-07 at 9:52 am | Permalink
Don wrote:
That’s funny. I wonder if they’ll allow user-created filters. Imagine an internet where you can filter out words you don’t like to read.
Posted on 31-Dec-07 at 4:39 pm | Permalink